What happened: A 24 y/o male was stabbed by an unknown assailant in Aerodrom without any reason.
Date, time and location of the incident: April 2nd, Jane Sandanski Blv. in the Municipality of Aerodrom,
Skopje.
Source of information: The electronic media mkd.mk.
Victim(s) involved: One 24 y/o male with unknown ethnic origin. He was stabbed in the back, near his
right shoulder.
Type of the crime(s): Severe Bodily Harm, Art. 131 CCRM; Violence Art. 386 CCRM;
Perpetrator(s): Unknown.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators: The bias motive in this incident is ethnic origin,
citizenship or language, and the bias indicators in this incident are:
1. Pattern of incidents – these are two of the four stabbings that occurred in Skopje on that evening,
following a basketball game where also a massive fight occurred (not Hate Crime related).
2. Nature of violence – The incident was carried out in public.
3. Lack of other motives.
Status of the case: Unknown.
Response of local authorities: The Ministry of Interior stated via Answer upon a Request for
information of public character sent by the Committee that they are undertaking the necessary
measures for clarification of the case.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general political
situation in the country and the cohabitation between the different ethnic communities in the society.
